diff --git a/agora-setup.md b/agora-setup.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fd043a95e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/agora-setup.md
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# agora setup
+
+So you want to set up an [[agora]]? You're in the right place!
+
+The [[agora]] is meant to be something anyone can run in their laptop or an old computer in a closet -- with some effort, which will hopefully be lowered over time as more development takes place.
+
+The gist of it is: if you try to run an [[agora]] of your own and fail, please reach out to [[flancian]] for help.
+
+You'll need these three repos:
+
+- [[agora]]
+- [[agora server]]
+- [[agora bridge]]
+
+
+[//begin]: # "Autogenerated link references for markdown compatibility"
+[agora]: agora "Agora"
+[flancian]: flancian "Flancian"
+[//end]: # "Autogenerated link references"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/journal/2021-03-28.md b/journal/2021-03-28.md
index fd269715c..89a4ce822 100644
--- a/journal/2021-03-28.md
+++ b/journal/2021-03-28.md
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 
 - [[mechanical-monk]] changed his avatar to a picture of himself. I considered doing the same.
 - [[andrew burton]]
+- [[agora setup]]
 - [[push]] [[research]]
   - [[levi hart]] is a fan of [[cold exposure]] -- I know little about it.
+- [[social coop]] has a limit of 400 chars per post, so 220 remaining there = 1 twitter post.
 
 [//begin]: # "Autogenerated link references for markdown compatibility"
 [mechanical-monk]: ../mechanical-monk "Mechanical Monk"